There was plenty to be thankful for Marquette men’s basketball Wednesday night.

For starters, it could’ve been thankful for forward David Joplin putting up 27 points on an ever-efficient 10-of-12 shooting. It could’ve been thankful for first year forward Damarius Owens looking like a seasoned veteran in his first extended run with the Golden Eagles. Or, it could’ve been thankful for it’s back-to-back Big East player of the week scoring the most effortless 14 points ones eyes will ever see.

Either way, there was plenty of thanks to go around Wednesday evening as Marquette (7-0) took down Stonehill (4-5) 80-54 behind a season-high 60.7 field goal percentage.

The Golden Eagles got out to a 51-31 lead after 20 minutes of play thanks to 20 first half points from Joplin.

After somewhat of a back-and-forth first 10 minutes inside of what was a sleepy Fiserv Forum, Owens came into the game and lit a spark for Marquette.

The first year found Caedin Hamilton for a layup to extend the Golden Eagles’ lead to 21-13 with 10:30 to play. The following three possessions would all end the same way for Marquette on the offensive end: a Damarius Owens trey.

Owens — who finished the game with a career-high 14 points — did some more bucket-getting in the second half. This time though, it was from the inside.

Owens drove the ball several times right into the teeth of the Skyhawk defense, coming away with a couple finishes that drew applause from those who did make the trip down for the Thanksgiving eve clash.

Kam Jones was his usual efficient-self, scoring 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting. He dished out a trio of assists and grabbed two boards.

The Golden Eagles were once again everywhere and anywhere on defense, tallying 37 deflections. They also snagged 11 steals and two blocks.

Marquette has now held it’s opponents to under 70 points in every game except one.

This story was written by Matthew Baltz. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter/X @MatthewBaltzMU.